65 Days Of Static

65 Days of Static is an experimental electonica post-rock instrumental band. A mouthful to be sure, but quite true. The UK band plays appropriatly staticky and gritty mix of driving guitar and pounding drums. The melody over all the happenings going on is distinctly catchy, sometimes a guitar and oftentimes a keyboard. The music moves at 100 miles an hour and immerses you in an all new world. I hear their live show is pretty sweet, which wouldn't surprise me, based on the type of music they play.

The guys recently released their third studio album, The Destruction of Small Ideas. The album is softer overall, with more piano and a little less electronica. "Don't Go Down To Sorrow" is a storybook song that utilizes both a very quiet piano melody part and an upbeat loud guitar-driven part. Check out their myspace. If you like the mp3s, buy some of their stuff. And, some songs.

65 Days of Static-Don't Go Down To Sorrow
65 Days of Static-Drove Through Ghosts To Get Here

New Sunset Rubdown Album!

So, Sunset Rubdown has officially announced the date of their next album release. The third full-length will be titled Random Spirit Lover, and will be released on the label Jagjaguwar, the same label of another group graced by Spencer Krug, Swan Lake. The album is due to be released at sometime in October. There is still no date announced for the sophmore release by the group that has spawned all of these side-projects, Wolf Parade. The group has said that they are close to finishing recording, so expect a release date soon.

About a month ago, I saw Sunset Rubdown live at Wiux's Culture Shock. (If you remember, Maps and Atlases was another group I was fortunate enough to see there. I have to admit, Sunset Rubdown's show wasn't as good as I would have hoped, but it was absolutely nothing to do with them. The temperature was below freezing, the wind was harsh, and technical difficulties were abundant. Amid the ridiculously unfortunate problems, the band was still somehow able to get off a few pretty good tracks, so it ended up all right. I hope to see them sometime again in concert. Here's a couple of tracks.

Sunset Rubdown-Stadims and Shrines II
Sunset Rubdown-Empty Threats of Little Lord

Buy some of their older stuff here.